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Nutrition and Immunity
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Nutrition and Immunity discusses the interaction between nutrition, immune function, and immunity, based on empirical and epidemiologic point of view. It is organized into 14 chapters that focus on experimental studies on laboratory animals, including animal models to isolate specific factors in the interaction between nutrition and immunity. The book starts with an introduction to the potential impact of nutritional factors on immune responsiveness. Two chapters deal with the evaluation of immune function and nutritional assessment. Other chapters present classic observations on malnutrition and infectious disease, involving field studies as well as studies on the effect of nutritional factors on immune ontogeny. The following chapters examine issues related to caloric intake, proteins, minerals, vitamins, lipids, breast milk, and alcohol, as well as their effects in immune function and immunity. The book's final chapters cover future directions and the potential role of nutritional modulation in immune dysfunction. Each chapter is meant to be an authoritative review presenting the state of the art as well as providing key illustrations from classic papers in a given field. Nutritionists, immunologists, scientists, and researchers will find this book very helpful in expanding their knowledge in the interrelationship between nutrition and immunity.
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Yes, you can access Nutrition and Immunity by M Gershwin in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Immunology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Nutrition and Immunity
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1 - The Potential Impact of Nutritional Factors on Immunologic Responsiveness
- Chapter 2 - Evaluation of Immunologic Function
- Chapter 3 - Nutritional Assessment
- Chapter 4 - Malnutrition and Infectious Disease: Studies from the Field
- Chapter 5 - Nutritional Factors and Immune Ontogeny
- Chapter 6 - Caloric Intake
- Chapter 7 - Protein
- Chapter 8 - Trace Elements
- Chapter 9 - Vitamins
- Chapter 10 - Lipids
- Chapter 11 - Immunological Considerations of Breast Milk
- Chapter 12 - Alcohol and Immune Function
- Chapter 13 - Nutritional Modulation of Autoimmune Disease
- Chapter 14 - Future Directions
- References
- Index